(anatomy) A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the upper molar and bicuspid teeth.

(anatomy) Any of several arteries supplying the teeth.

(anatomy) A branch of the maxillary artery that is distributed to the mucous membrane of the mouth and through the mandibular canal to the teeth of the lower jaw.

(anatomy) A branch of the maxillary artery passing through the pterygoid canal of the sphenoid bone.

(anatomy) Any of the arteries supplying the hard and soft palates.

(anatomy) An inferior artery that arises from the facial artery and divides into two branches of which one supplies the soft palate and the palatine glands and the other supplies especially the tonsils and the eustachian tube.

(anatomy) An artery that arises from the external carotid artery just superior to the lingual artery and gives off a number of branches supplying the neck and face.

(anatomy) A branch of the ophthalmic artery that passes to the retina in the middle of the optic nerve and branches to form the arterioles of the retina.

(anatomy) The outer branch of the carotid artery that supplies the face, tongue, and external parts of the head.

(anatomy) A superior artery that arises from the descending palatine artery and sends branches to the soft palate, the palatine glands, the mucous membrane of the hard palate, and the gums.